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Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Idioms with Prepositions - At a Stretch

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Meaning – without a break Ø       I don’t know how some people can use the computer for more than 2 hours at a stretch . I get sore eyes...
Saturday, 26 September 2015

Homophones - Dew v Due

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Dew ( noun ) – drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces during the night Ø       I’ve gotten used to the sight of morn...
Friday, 25 September 2015

Verbal Idioms - Be Set in One's Ways

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Meaning – be unwilling to change one’s habits/behaviour Ø      Marriage and children isn’t going to change Vincent. He’s too set in hi...
Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Similes with Like - Know Something Like the Back of One's Hand

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Meaning – to be thoroughly familiar with something Ø       Mr Jackson knows this building like the back of his hand . After all, he’s...
Saturday, 19 September 2015

Homonyms - Stake (As a Noun)

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Stake ( noun ) 1.    share Ø      Mr Jones holds a 20% stake in this company and as such, wields a lot of influence over management....
Thursday, 17 September 2015

Grammar -Which v Whose

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Compiled from Grammar Builder Book 3 The rules are: Which or whose can be used as the subject of the verb in a questio...
Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Phrasal Verbs - Black Out

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Meaning – faint or become unconscious Ø       Sally blacked out for over an hour when she slipped and fell in the bathroom. Ø     ...
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I started my teaching career as an English tutor in Malaysia in 2003. Between 2007-2008, I was in Beijing studying Mandarin and teaching English to the Mainland Chinese. To date, I have taught children and adults from Malaysia, China, Korea and Japan. I became the director of Naik Antiques and Oriental Gifts when my family and I ventured into the antiques business in 2015.
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